“…Inspired by translation, adaptation and reception studies, this volume helps us to answer the question which characteristics of a particular text make it a likely candidate for crossing linguistic, geophysical, historical, and other borders. …”

“…The author assesses inclusionary and exclusionary, rational and irrational relationships, interactions and non-interactions which occur between geographical, linguistic, racial and religious entities in Africa. …”

“…It is argued that all consciousness is episodic, consisting of situational or linguistic representations, and that the mind is the whole of all conscious manifestations of the brain. …”

“…This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. …”

“…The descriptive approach in this grammar is informed by current linguistic theory, but is not driven by any specific school of thought. …”

“…Resume los resultados del Grupo de Investigación Julietta de la Universidad de Sevilla por su participación en el Proyecto TALK (Talk and Look Tools for Ambient Linguistic Knowledge), financiado por la U.E…”

“…By interlacing legal and linguistic approaches, the book aims at unraveling challenges and criticisms surrounding the use of the language which are likely to impair and violate the constitutional and supranational principle of equality and non-discrimination. …”

“…"Examining English Medium Instruction (EMI) through a corpus-based approach, this volume offers a critical inquiry into the use of different linguistic and pedagogical strategies in the EMI classroom. …”

“…This volume purports to contribute to the subfield of social pragmatics by putting together works that review the state of the art of (im)politeness studies, analyse (im)politeness in media contexts like the Internet or dubbed films and other contexts, look into the effects and consequences of some speech acts for social interaction, draw implications for language teaching, or approach some of the linguistic mechanisms helping communicate (im)politeness. …”

“…This book includes papers on various areas of English Studies such as research methodology, literature (especially poetry), pragmatics, the art of teaching, pronunciation and its transcription, linguistic acquisition, and even painting…”
Texto completo en Odilo

“…It gives an equal footing to the three most influential linguistic traditions - Greek, Latin, and Arabic - and offers insightful interpretations of historical theories of perception, dreaming, and thinking. …”

“…The book provides an accessible and compelling introduction to social constructionist and discursive approaches to those with limited previous knowledge of socio-linguistic theory and research. It provides practical exa…”

“…Based on public lectures at Brown University, given by the pre-eminent philosopher, Timothy Williamson Rejects the ideology of the 'linguistic turn', the most distinctive trend of 20th century philosophy Explains the method of philosophy as a development from non-philosophical ways of thinking Suggests new ways of understanding what contemporary and past philosophers are doing…”
Sumario

“…Europe - an area of linguistic and cultural diversity - 6. A growing emphasis on language skills - 7. …”

“…The goal is that the collected documentation will serve to provide an intellectual overview not only of the history of the Greek grammatical tradition, but also of a linguistic tradition determined by historical events…”

“…In this book, 16 contributors examine mana through ethnographic, linguistic, and historical lenses to understand its transformations in past and present. …”

“…The texts reflected on here explore literal and figurative landscapes, linguistic and cultural geographies, sexual borders, and spatial topographies. …”